AHIMA AHIMA Certifications RHIA Questions & Answers

• Question 21:

  Reference checks are conducted on potential employees to help assess the applicant's fit with the position and also to

  A. confirm the accuracy of information provided on the application.

  B. uncover skills the applicant may have neglected to report.

  C. get another opinion on the applicant's emotional stability.

  D. alert the past employer that the applicant is job hunting.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 22:

  Your facility has decided to purchase an integrated patient information system. Your part in the initial work plan is to develop system specifications that will ultimately be sent out to vendors who will potentially submit a bid on your system. You are working on the systems specs that will become part of the

  A. CPR.

  B. IRB.

  C. RFP.

  D. CRS.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 23:

  The committee that is preparing your acute care hospital for an electronic health record planning for an imaging system for record archiving in the immediate future. They are looking a solution for data interfacing or integration of the imaging system into other computer systems You recommend

  A. data dictionary guidelines.

  B. Health Level 7 standards.

  C. Regional Health Information Organization guidelines.

  D. Joint Commission standards.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 24:

  The CFO of your facility asks you to prepare a budget for the fiscal year based on the pa volume and type of healthcare services compared to anticipated needs for the services. process is an example of using the "__________" budgeting method.

  A. rolling budget

  B. fixed budget

  C. statistics budget

  D. zero-based budget

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 25:

  You are a new supervisor in the HIM department and find it difficult to deal with performance issues.

  Laney, an employee in the Release of Information section. has been late several times month. She has

  already been given a verbal warning.

  She was late again today. According to progressive discipline process, your next step will be to

  A. reinforce the institution's policies.

  B. reissue the verbal warning.

  C. suspend the employee.

  D. issue a written warning.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 26:

  You have been the supervisor in quality management at Happy Valley Hospital for almost a y now and your appraisal is right around the corner. Your director has asked the members of y, staff and the physicians on the committees you service to complete forms that will provide in' into the appraisal process. In addition, you have been asked to formally assess your own progress in this new position. It is time consuming and more than a little intimidating, but you suppose will provide you with some good insights into the quality of your work. Because you are, after the supervisor in QM, it is only fair that you participate fully in your facility's commitment to

  A. participative evaluation.

  B. 360-degree evaluation.

  C. conductive evaluation.

  D. managed evaluation.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 27:

  There are 15 employees in your department. There were 21 working days last month. There were a total of 12 lost workdays last month due to absenteeism of all types. The absenteeism rate for your department last month was

  A. 21%.

  B. 57%.

  C. 4%.

  D. 5%.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 28:

  A section of a job description states that the incumbent will handle day-to-day operations in the transcription and release of information areas. This section defines the

  A. skills required to perform the job.

  B. time required for each function.

  C. authority associated with the job.

  D. scope of responsibility in the job.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 29:

  A clerical-level employee reports an incident in which the clerk felt the first-line supervisor discriminated on the basis of the clerk's gender. The best action for you to take at this time is to

  A. thoroughly investigate the matter and document your findings.

  B. talk with the first-line supervisor to determine what happened.

  C. ask the other clerical level staff if they have had similar experiences.

  D. ask the clerk to provide objective evidence of the discrimination.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 30:

  Encoding software was installed at your hospital 2 years ago. The coders are well trained on it and like using it. It functions well and only requires ICD code updates yearly. In terms of the Information Systems Life Cycle phases, the coding system is likely in the

  A. design phase.

  B. implementation phase.

  C. operation and maintenance phase.

  D. obsolescence or decline phase.

  Correct Answer: C